Students are encouraged to log into Naviance Student for interest inventories and career assessments in order to determine interesting majors and associated universities. College Super Match and Advanced College Search are available on Naviance Student for students and families to prioritize aspects of colleges that are important, and get matching colleges and universities.

Parents must first consent to FERPA release in the New Year Packet, under “Online Records” in ParentVUE. This gives Colgan permission to send transcripts to the colleges and universities that students request. In Naviance Student, students can request transcripts and letters of recommendation. Please remember to allow two weeks for staff to send transcripts and letters of recommendation.

Colgan advertises local and private scholarships on the Colgan website (under College and Career, then Scholarships), on the Colgan Counseling course in Canvas, on twitter (@ColganCounselor), and in emails to parents and students. Additional scholarships can be found through searching in Naviance Student. Also, after completing the FAFSA, colleges and universities will send an award letter to the student with offered scholarships, grants, and loans.

Students who qualify for free/reduced lunch or have financial need may see Dr. Byrd in the counseling office for a fee waiver to take the SAT and/or ACT at no cost. Fee waivers may also support college application fees.

While test scores may appear on student transcripts, unless the family has opted out, students should also send official score reports to the colleges and universities, when requested as part of the application. SAT scores can be requested to be sent from collegeboard.org and ACT scores can be requested to be sent from ACT.org. If a student would like to remove their test score from their transcript, students should be their school counselor.